The Florida legislature passed SB 408 on Thursday reflecting an effort to address concerns in the property insurance market. Although in some cases weeks can pass before a bill is formally presented to the Governor for action, that will not be the case with SB 408. The bill has already been presented to Governor Scott […]
The 2011 session of the Florida Legislature came to a close late last night (or this morning, as it went until about 3:00 a.m.). Most of the insurance related issues were resolved one way or the other by Thursday, including the chambers’ passing the major property insurance bill. One of the final insurance bills that […]
After a long and sometimes bitter battle, the Florida Legislature passed a property insurance bill, CS/CS/CS/SB 408 that makes significant changes even if it did not go as far as earlier drafts. The 129 page bill’s next stop will be the Governor. We will have a more complete report up soon, but here are some […]
A bill, CS/CS/HB 155 Privacy of Firearms Owners, that assures doctors are limited in their ability to protect kids by inquiring about fire arms from their patients became one of the first bills to pass both chambers. The bill also provides that insurers are prohibited from discriminating, denying coverage, or increasing premiums on the basis […]